The Most Weedless Fishing Lures!

[@TheMickelsen]

When dealing with algae and muck, a weightless fluke is great.

[@MattStefanFishing]

yes it is

[@mjheggie2]

Right there with you on all but was surprised by the dock choice, gonna have to try it! I honestly don’t use swim baits much 🤷🏼‍♂️ but will try to add this application of it! Zoom fluke (Texas rigged) is pretty darn weedless no matter how you use it, weightless, weighted etc and a stick bait for that matter as well..

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for watching!

[@jamesbarron1202]

Johnson Silver Minnow is a 4WD of a bait that nobody uses much anymore. Roland Martin loved that bait in Florida many years ago. He always advertised it on his show. Buzzbait is pretty good also.

[@emoutdoors5661]

I have a silver minnow. I need to start throwing it more. I rarely use it.

[@MattStefanFishing]

im going to do a video on the silver minnow/pork frog combo. thats what i grew up fishing

[@outdoorswithjt6652]

If I'm not mistaken Roland Martin weighed the biggest bag of his career with a Johnson spoon at Santee. Another great weedless bait.

[@MattStefanFishing]

its been totally forgotten about

[@ATFISHING]

A Yamamoto fat ika rig backwards with an EWG hook. Since it Glides into the cover away from you, you can pull it straight back out. Not completely snag proof but pretty close. You can fish some pretty gnarly stuff with it. And it generates a lot of bites. My .02

[@MattStefanFishing]

Good tip

[@douglasspickler4925]

On the tidal Potomac river there probably has been thousands of bass caught using a Berkeley power worm in blue fleck. Like you said a texas rig worm slides through the grass with ease.

[@MattStefanFishing]

yes it does

[@bobjohnston5527]

I fish from the riverbank no boat. I use all softbaits and other baits in current in tidal water here in Fredericton New Brunswick Canada

[@MattStefanFishing]

sounds great!

[@bobjohnston5527]

@@MattStefanFishing It is great fishing for smallmouth in tidal river. Best time to fish when the tide is fully in on a slow river current. River picks up it current on a out going tide, it not good for fishing what I have read about the river

[@ricksonora6656]

This was gold! Thank you! I’m getting out my notebook and watching again.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@johnrayner5599]

This was a very good video, great explanation of baits. I so agree about a jerk bait over rocks, its a killer!

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@danielpayne7759]

I am blind in one eye and my depth perspiration isn't good but I have had years to get use to casting without over casting but It still happens and the worst is when your bait hits a branch and wraps around it 20 times.

[@jeffreya.greene6999]

Happens to us Older Men as Well!!! So Never Give Up!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

sorry to hear that

[@emoutdoors5661]

Absolutely agree on that Stunna. I have been throwing a shallow jerk bait over nasty muck, moss and crud and it comes back clean 90% of the time plus they come up and crush it.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@richardbossman9875]

I’m not Matt but in my experience the right jerkbaits can work decently in low visibility. Bright colors, rattles and the ability to suspend can give bass time to track it down. I’ve even caught catfish on jerkbaits in water like you described.

[@MattStefanFishing]

sounds good to me

[@mattmiller7447]

Awesome video!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@nathanm2571]

Great content! I fish right above rock with a 3” minnow and jig head. Owner flashy swimmers are also great weedless options.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Very cool!

[@richardblake4777]

Matt, my buddies and I spent many years cranking rock dikes and banks on the lower Arkansas River. Our favorites were the 6A and 7A Bombers. Due to the bigger lips, the 7A didn't get hung in rock cracks nearly as much as 6S. I'm sure it's the same for modern day crankbaits. Bagley's we're also favorites due to balsa floating back up after hanging. Thanks for another informative video.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome! thanks for sharing!

[@caseycherrington2812]

You really have become one of my very favorite bass channels I watch. The flukemaster will always be my number 1, I've just learned so much from him. But your channel and content give me more insight and knowledge without too much click baity pizzaz. Like the googan guys, ect. I've got you up there with the flukemaster and Glenn may. then the tactical guys, Tyler reels, and bass fishing hq are the next tier, then the rest. There's no Bullshit with your videos, we can feel your love of the sport and sharing your vast experience and knowledge. Just like the other 6 channels i mentioned above. Keep it up Matt!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome thank you!

[@MrJohnB-qs6dp]

Great video!!!👊🏻 I agree with you on the frog!!!👍🏻 Nice try at Guntersville. Was cheering for you!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@mikeeller557]

Love the list . Thanks Matt

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@terrytresemer2864]

I wouldn't say this is better than a frog, but a WEIGHTLESS Texas worm has done pretty well by me. For whatever reason they really don't want the frog it has worked for me. I've worked it over Matt's so thick you could walk across it, just inching it. Lilly pads just keep the rod high. Timber and rocks without much trouble but it's slow sink rate can be mind numbing. It's only an option to the frog, my money is still on the frog.

[@MattStefanFishing]

good info

[@stasylumbassist1]

I absolutely needed to hear this... i loose my crank baits and chatter baits fishing off the marina at Lake Powell... i been throwing a caroline rig nose hooked zoom trick worm alot... but the fish were not appreciating its presentation a few nights ago

[@MattStefanFishing]

glad you enjoyed it

[@calebhein5680]

I mostly bank fish the Madison, WI chain of lakes. The slime is pretty thick before we’re even into the 50s and then the mats get thick in a hurry. I keep a swim jig tied on from ice out to iced up. You can bomb casts, can always feel when you need to rip it free of vegetation, and it comes clean easily.

[@MattStefanFishing]

sounds good to me!

[@rickhensley2251]

Love the frog 🐸 can't beat it when fishing the bank. Catching fish on a frog in early March here in North Georgia on small lakes.

[@MattStefanFishing]

very cool!

[@everettsmithhotspot8404]

I am going with Texas rigged grub. Fish it weightless, nail weighted, bullet sinker, pegged or unpegged. My latest idea I am working on is adding a piece of cork float like a pegged bullet sinker look to the top and weightless. Trying to fish it over pads so that when you stop it floats head up with the tail slightly moving hanging in the water. Had some success on my initial trial run but work in progress. Also looking at Zman products similar grub since it floats already.

[@MattStefanFishing]

good pick

[@rodcashman4793]

Great information thank you for sharing 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@outdoorswithjt6652]

My problem is the v of the lilly pad not the stems. Nothing that I can think of will work for it.

[@MattStefanFishing]

yeah that gets the line

[@miken7275]

I like the jerkbait concept over rip rap, but can that be used in low visibility water? At my local TX lake/reservoir, the visibility is always pretty low (12 inches or less)

[@MattStefanFishing]

it can

[@robertveith2255]

I have to agree with you

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@stevencochran4274]

I’m surprised u like frog to guide I used never b able to get a hook set big learning curve … I did love u explaition y tho …. Great video I’m always amazed u don’t have as many subscribers as tactical bassin or randy even

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@johnnyblaze2620]

Good vid Matt thanx:) Only problem I see with a Frog is most people can't work them right. I know guys that have been Fishing for years that can't do it lol

[@MattStefanFishing]

practice makes perfect

[@johnnyblaze2620]

@@MattStefanFishing For a person that has never Bass fished I just don't think it's a good choice.

[@SpookyRedz]

Love that Berkley worm too in the Rosocanes I wack em on it

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@SpookyRedz]

If I use a soft jerkbait like a fluke or some swimbaits I use a flutter hook , straight shank with a weight running down the shank an I thread it on with the open hook exposed , but the weight is real light 1//16 or 1/8 oz , and it works like a jerkbait , my hook up percentage goes way up with the open exposed hook plus it sinks flat it will not get hooked in the rocks cause it does not nose dive like a jig head , I leaned this speckle trout fishing cause the trout are high up in the rocks and I got tired of losing jig heads , works , you can make a swimbait dart and suspend like a hard jerkbait , I work it the same way too just a lil slower , I use it for bass too on rocks

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for sharing!

[@shawn_r_schultzfishing4883]

Good stuff as usual 🎣 It's going to be just a little bit before the frogs really get bit up here unfortunately

[@MattStefanFishing]

Can't wait!

[@juleswinnfield826]

Nice run down of baits. Dang.... they biting on Guntersville, Welp.... go big in the last 2 and win one of them.

[@MattStefanFishing]

sounds good to me

[@terrykloster9121]

The frog is the 4 wheel drive of fishing

[@MattStefanFishing]

it really is

[@kbone87]

I jus commented on your last vid but wanted to submit an idea for tactics to catch em after a major intentional weed kill. Thank you sir

[@ricksonora6656]

Are they safe to eat after a weed kill?

[@kbone87]

@@ricksonora6656 lol not sure if that's a troll cuz I'd assume most of us here don't eat many bass but to answer your question I've heard you should wait at least 2 days after the weed kill to harvest any fish

[@ricksonora6656]

@@kbone87 The return on investment and healthy protein are serious consideration for those of us living on pensions. If I can’t catch and eat, I’ll give up fishing.

[@kbone87]

@@ricksonora6656 I understand catching fish to eat. I often do so for family gatherings. I love to fry up panfish. That's why I said I didn't believe many people here on Mr. Stefans channel eat bass. I may have been incorrect in my assumption. Good luck out there

[@MattStefanFishing]

I cant answer that question. id say to not eat them but thats just a guess

[@theoriginaltech019]

As a bank fisherman, really appreciate this one!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

you bet!

[@stoneysdead689]

Would you still throw a jerk bait over shallow rock when the water has low vis? It's been drilled into my head to never fish jerk baits in low vis conditions, but if it would work it sure would save me a lot of aggravation. Not only that- it would open a place I used to fish back up to me- it's a spillway and they pushed a bunch of rock off into it when they widened it out- it's unbelievably bad. The whole bottom is covered in rocks anywhere from fist size to the size of a small car and the only thing you can fish there is stuff that runs on the surface or in the upper part of the column. Anything else you will probably lose. It's got some huge bass in it though- and they're not that pressured because few ppl will fish there now.

[@MattStefanFishing]

it can still work great in low visibilty water.

[@heinrichkellogg7563]

Thanks Matt. Sorry about 78th. I was hoping you’d get to ring the bell today or at least run into one 5-1/2 lber 🍺which would have snuck you into the top 50…

[@heinrichkellogg7563]

I picked the general this week, he’s in 39th and fishes tomorrow.

[@MattStefanFishing]

caught more keepers on day 2 just never got the big bite

[@LowBrowFishing]

All I have to say is Guntersville can be a cruel mistress. 5 ounces, man. You were 5 ounces away. I watched the weigh ins and seeing you be one of the last ones...it had to be brutal knowing your result already.

[@MattStefanFishing]

its a bummer

[@terrytresemer2864]

WELL....How did day one go? Yes I know the state record is 15# but that was 30 years ago. Time for a new record!! Let us know how You, Miles and Chris did for day one.

[@MattStefanFishing]

video coming soon

[@rileymcgill9893]

Don't be puttin the best colors on the thumb nails lol

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@shannonkirby9295]

Congrats on 25 thousand, bud

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@rvfishingyet]

Da frog

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep!

[@jimmcculloch5825]

For me, as a bank fisherman, the worst is anything with treble hooks.

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep!

[@clintperry799]

Frogs 🐸 get hogs !

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep!